Got a Performance Issue? DO NOT Ignore It! 

This can be a difficult concept for some leaders to grasp. I’ve seen many leaders who don’t use...

Lean Manufacturing identifies 8-types of waste. These wastes in lean terms are called MUDA, a Japanese word meaning "wasteful". A MUDA walk ...

The Model-T & Industry 4.0 (Part III)

Industry 4.0 sounds amazing – right? So, what are my concerns with it? Well looking back at the drama...

The Model-T & Industry 4.0 (Part I)

A few months ago, I slept in a Ford Model-T plant in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (OKC). You may be asking...

The Model-T & Industry 4.0 (Part II)

As a career manufacturing leader, I love the integrated systems approach that Industry 4.0 provides, b...

Tools for the Trenches is setting out on a journey to explore our industrial heritage. Manufacturing has been my career home for over 40 yea...

Ideally everyone in your plant works together like best friends. You have fun and you laugh, and you achieve great results together. Having ...